Stair-friendly? Is this vacuum easily used on stairs? How strong is stair suction/attachments?Does it have a light?
4756
I use this vacuum exclusively in my cleaning service and we do a lot of stairs. The great thing is that Eureka puts a grip just above the light so that you can easily hold on to the head while you vacuum down the stairs. You don't need to use the hose if you do it this way. I will admit that if you have a bad back, you wouldn't want to use this method.
4757
I agree with canon chick, hose too short, vacuum too heavy. It's a great vacuum, but not for stairs in my book.
4758
I agree that this is a pretty heavy vacuum which is why I often skipped the stairs but when I finally decided to tackle the stairs, start at the top because it is much easier walking her down than it is pulling and holding her while trying to force her up hill.
1657582
I don't have hardwood floors but I do have one room with a laminate wood floor and it does fine on that. It does not have a brush bar which is what I think harms hardwood floors. It does great on my tile floors and I have two cats. Attachments work well on upholstery. You probably won't need an attachment for the stairs but they should work if you do. Vacuum is very light weight and has good suction - just not good for carpet because of the lack of that brush bar.
475921
Not sure I understand your question. Does it change/damage floors or carpets? No, not at all. Do you have to change anything on the vacuum to do carpets and floors? No. There is a switch on top to go from floor vacuuming to carpet vacuuming. The carpet setting propels it forward so no pushing and pulling. There are some detail attachment that can be changed, that go on a hose that snaps into the back. One is a gentle brush that will clean pet hair and dust from speakers, pillows, lamp shades, etc. Another one is for stairs and furniture, and another one for corners. They are very well made attachments that are easily put on, used, and detached. It's a great vacuum, no bag, lightweight, easy to use, does an incredible job, and no problems at all. Every time I use it I think about what a good buy it was and how much I hated my old one.
781275
Yes, you must vacuum first. Carpeted stairs should not be a problem. The unit it light weight and maneuverable enough for stairs.
1401731
I don't have any stairs. But it's a bit awkward, like trying to use an upright vacuum on stairs. It'll get the job done I'm sure if you are patient.
604099
It works very well on carpeted stairs. For a hand held vacuum, it has plenty of power and a nice long cord. It may work a little too well, in that the canister fills up very quickly, so you will probably have to empty it every time you use it.
1319540
On a 1-to-10 scale, I give it a "5". It works, BUT it clogs easily then stops working till I clean it out. It also does not have enough sucking power to thoroughly vacuum a carpeted stair. But as I say, it 'does' work & I'd rather have it than not have it.By the way, it is much more useful as an upholstery vacuum (for pet hair, potato chips, etc.)
1498000
This is not the greatest vacuum. I would rethink it! It works well on a bare floor, but not that great on carpet. You just plug it in and it last only minutes.
626683
The sweeper has a "lift_off" feature. Canister/motor can be removed and carried separately you can carry around using attachments. I done have stairs, don't have experience using it on any.
1179942
Yes....I just used it on our stairs over the weekend. I was able to leave the canister on the stair landing and use the handheld on each stair easily as the hose was long enough. You can also use the brush attachment easily at the base of the long handle for each stair as well. The rectangular attachment easily detaches to attach the brush attachment. It was great not to have to hold our old upright on each stair.
1342909
I am very happy with this vac. Does great on carpeted and wood stairs and floors! It gets pretty close to walls when it cleans but you'll need a canister vac to really do a thorough job. But how often do you do that? This is a great vac with very good power. I love it! Hope this helps.
1410543
I love the great suction of the animal. I do use it on the flight of 14 stairs to the basement and it works fine. However, I am thinking that in the future I might invest also in the dyson rechargeable stick Vac. I would use it for stairs and quick cleanups in the kitchen area. But I am happy with animal canister as I use it on carpets and also with the "flat out" tool on the laminates as it get as close to the floor and grooves as possible. Hope this information helps you in making your choices. Good luck
659207
The vacuum weighs 16lbs, which is not a light machine. Two things that make that okay, even good: 1) the vacuum is very maneuverable due to the ball design, so it's easy on the wrist and very nimble to turn. You don't feel the weight when you're pushing the vac around; 2) the weight of the vacuum means that you don't have to push down into the carpet in order to get good suction. I have had mine for around a year now and still like it a lot. The vacuum does what a good vac should do -- pulls up a surprising amount of dust from carpets.
1319542
We got it primarily for getting pet hair out of upholstery, which it does very well. We live in a rambler, so haven't used it on stairs, but I would expect it to do well. Having the powered brush is a big plus compared to just an un-powered nozzle.
1481244
There is no stair piece with this vacuum, it does come with a furniture brush an a small crevice tool as well. I love the vacuum as a whole as it works really well, but you can't keep all the pieces with it. I have not yet looked into of you can get other attachments or not.
2016389
I love this vacuum for doing stairs. I never use my heavy duty vacuum on stairs anymore and only on some heavy cleaning days in the living room on the carpet, but never on stairs. This is so much easier to move around. I usually take the long handle part off and put on the short stick part---gets into the corners and along edges better. Then I just vacuum while going upstairs. The fifteen minutes can do my whole house, 3 bedroom and 3 baths. I have 3 cats, too and it picks up their fur easily. It's easy to empty the dust holder. If hair gets caught in the brush, there is a twist lock on one side. Just unlock it and take out the brush to clean. Plus, this is the only vacuum my son has been willing to use in his room and sometimes he will add doing the stairs when he's done.
1238475
This vacuum is very light. Requires very little effort on your part. I had a Shark vacuum that was 8 years old, that didn't work very well and it was heavy. I even enjoy doing the stairs now, something I avoided doing with my previous vacuum!